Notorious: A Must-See
Diandra Garcia
Issue date: 1/28/09 Section: Opinion
by DIANDRA GARCIA
Opinion Editor
For those of you that have seen the Christopher Wallace (the late legendary rapper Biggie Smalls) movie, it is safe to say that it was a respectful tribute toward the B.I.G. legacy. It's been over a decade since the Notorious passed away, and this Bad Boy produced movie was well worth the wait.
I was in second grade when Biggie died. I had only danced to "Juicy" a few times and sang along to the mere chorus of his song "Hypnotize" before I learned about his murder. This Notorious movie taught me much of the popular rapper's life that neither I nor many of my peers were ever previously aware of.
The film did a good job contrasting B.I.G.'s tender relationship with his mother, his wife Faith Evans, and his two children, as well the pursuit of his music career.
Clearly it was a one-sided story (the side of Mama Wallace and mentor P. Diddy) from the issues of B.I.G. relationship with girlfriend/artist Lil Kim to the beef between him and late rapper Tupac Shakur. Media talked about Lil Kim being unhappy with her portrayal in the movie, and assumed Tupac would be turning in his grave if he saw it. But the film was convincing and consistent to where the scenes were shot --where most of B.I.G.'s life events took place-- from growing up on Brooklyn's Fulton Avenue and St. James Avenue to living in Los Angeles where the rapper was killed.
Mama Wallace responded to Lil Kim's claims by completely dismissing them.
"This is not a Lil Kim movie. This is a Christopher Wallace movie. It has nothing to do with Lil Kim. If she's disappointed and upset, that is her problem," Wallace stated on TVGuide.com.
The acting was dead-on, and the look-alikes were also phenomenal. Freshman student Delroy Daley agrees. "It was interesting to see how well someone can act like B.I.G. because the guy who played his part did a great job."
The end of the movie (I'm giving it away) is of course, the death scene. As the real-life assassinator is yet to be identified, the film too did not reveal any form of the killer's identity, although some of his fans still have some opinions on who it could have been.
"I think it was Suge Knight," freshman student Lamel Townsend argues.
Even if you have never heard of B.I.G. or only know a few of his songs, Notorious is a terrifically engaging movie-as all true life and death stories should be. I laughed, I cried. And because it is a music-related film, I had the opportunity to dance and sing along. You will, too.
Opinion Editor
For those of you that have seen the Christopher Wallace (the late legendary rapper Biggie Smalls) movie, it is safe to say that it was a respectful tribute toward the B.I.G. legacy. It's been over a decade since the Notorious passed away, and this Bad Boy produced movie was well worth the wait.
I was in second grade when Biggie died. I had only danced to "Juicy" a few times and sang along to the mere chorus of his song "Hypnotize" before I learned about his murder. This Notorious movie taught me much of the popular rapper's life that neither I nor many of my peers were ever previously aware of.
The film did a good job contrasting B.I.G.'s tender relationship with his mother, his wife Faith Evans, and his two children, as well the pursuit of his music career.
Clearly it was a one-sided story (the side of Mama Wallace and mentor P. Diddy) from the issues of B.I.G. relationship with girlfriend/artist Lil Kim to the beef between him and late rapper Tupac Shakur. Media talked about Lil Kim being unhappy with her portrayal in the movie, and assumed Tupac would be turning in his grave if he saw it. But the film was convincing and consistent to where the scenes were shot --where most of B.I.G.'s life events took place-- from growing up on Brooklyn's Fulton Avenue and St. James Avenue to living in Los Angeles where the rapper was killed.
Mama Wallace responded to Lil Kim's claims by completely dismissing them.
"This is not a Lil Kim movie. This is a Christopher Wallace movie. It has nothing to do with Lil Kim. If she's disappointed and upset, that is her problem," Wallace stated on TVGuide.com.
The acting was dead-on, and the look-alikes were also phenomenal. Freshman student Delroy Daley agrees. "It was interesting to see how well someone can act like B.I.G. because the guy who played his part did a great job."
The end of the movie (I'm giving it away) is of course, the death scene. As the real-life assassinator is yet to be identified, the film too did not reveal any form of the killer's identity, although some of his fans still have some opinions on who it could have been.
"I think it was Suge Knight," freshman student Lamel Townsend argues.
Even if you have never heard of B.I.G. or only know a few of his songs, Notorious is a terrifically engaging movie-as all true life and death stories should be. I laughed, I cried. And because it is a music-related film, I had the opportunity to dance and sing along. You will, too.
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